Monday, September 30, 2013

Less than 24 hours after 2,500 people celebrated the Riverdale Avenue Festival there was a car accident just south of the intersection of Riverdale Avenue and West 236th Street where a car wound up on the sidewalk. Witnesses said that a southbound gray Mercedes went through the red light at the intersection of Riverdale Avenue & West 236th Street hitting another car that was making an illegal u-turn and wound up on the sidewalk by the #7 bus stop. Police on the scene would not confirm or deny any rumors about the accident. Both cars had to be towed away, and the driver of the Mercedes was taken away by ambulance. . This was not the first accident at this southbound #7 bus stop that is just south of the intersection at Riverdale Avenue and West 236th Street. Earlier this year another car accident destroyed the bus shelter with a car winding up on the sidewalk also.

Left - The Mercedes wound up on the sidewalk south of the Riverdale Avenue & West 236th Street intersection just missing the bus shelter, but knocking down the sign after hitting the car on the right.

Right - The driver of the car that was hit by the Mercedes was said to have been making an illegal u-turn before the accident.

Sunday, September 29, 2013

The Riverdale Avenue Street Festival held on Riverdale Avenue between West 236th & West 238th Streets was kicked off at noon by Ms. Linda Manning. As soon as Ms. Manning welcomed everyone to the street festival the lines began forming at the attractions. A conservative estimate of 2,500 people attended, and all had fun. The photos of the event below will speak for themselves. Click on any to make them larger.

Left - Ms. Linda Manning opens the Riverdale Avenue Street Festival.

Right - The early line for the pony ride.

Left - The pony ride was one of the most popular attractions.

Right - The Rock Climb by the NYPD was another popular attraction. Yes that is a girl at the top of the rock climb.

Left - The NYPD was doing Operation ID for children.

Right - KRVDC has a table set up.

Left - The line for the face painting.

Right - Tall stilt walker Adam Auslander visits the table set up by Tiny's Cafe.

Left & Right - Two of the Riverdale Avenue merchants and how they presented their products.

The Liberty Democratic Club of the 80th A.D. held its after primary day meeting to thank the poll workers and to amend its by laws. Poll inspecter Suzanne J. Piscitelli was honored, as was Poll Coordinator Lorraine Ritter. Several elected officials were also expected. Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj, Councilman Jimmy Vacca, and State Senator Gustavo Rivera.

The recent winner of the 15th council Democratic primary and Liberty Democratic Club President Ritchie Torres opened the meeting, and later made a motion that was unanimously passed to endorse Bill deBlasio for Mayor in the general election.

Liberty Dem Club President Ritchie Torres points to the person who seconded his motion to endorse Bill de Blasio in the general election for mayor.

80th A.D. State Committeeman Joe McManus congratulates soon to be Councilman Ritchie Torres as the home grown candidate of the Liberty Democratic Club.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Please join TBS's KING OF THE NERDS hosts and executive producers Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong, as well as Season One Contestant/Season Two Challenge Consultant Genevieve and the People's Nerd Winner on Saturday,
October 12th at New York Comic-Con.

Other King of the Nerds New York Comic-Con Details

Event: King of the Nerds Signing with Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong

Day: 10/12/2013

Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM

Location: Autographing Table 5

Event: King of the Nerds Panel

Day: 10/12/2013

Time: 6:45PM - 7:45PM

Location: 1A10

Panelists: Robert Carradine, Curtis Armstrong, Season One Contestant Genevieve and the People's Nerd Winner

Description: Come
celebrate your favorite competition reality series on TBS, King of the
Nerds, with a sneak peak of season 2 premiering January 2014. Join
executive producers and hosts Robert Carradine and Curtis Armstrong,
along with a few surprise special guests as we discuss
next year's new contestants, the People's Nerd and the new challenges
that await the nerds.

Warner Bros. Television returns to New
York Comic Con with two hit shows both produced locally in the New York
area: last season’s #1 new series The Following and acclaimed third-season crime thriller Person of Interest. Confirmed to attend New York Comic Con 2013 for panel sessions and autograph signings with fans on Sunday, October 13,are The Following
stars Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Valorie Curry, Shawn Ashmore and
Connie Nielsen, along with executive producers Kevin Williamson and
Marcos Siega, as well as Person of Interest stars Taraji P. Henson, Sarah Shahi, Amy Acker and Kevin Chapman, with executive producer Greg Plageman.

For
the first time at NYCC, Warner Bros. Television will host a special
sneak peek of two of this season’s most hotly anticipated new series on Thursday, October 10, in Empire Theater 1-E. Complete pilot episodes of Almost Human (series premiere November 4, 8/7c on FOX) and The 100 (Midseason on The CW) will be screened, as well as an encore presentation on the big screen of the pilot of The Tomorrow People (premiering Wednesday, October 9, 9/8c on The CW).

WBTV PANEL SESSIONS AND SIGNINGS

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 • EMPIRE STAGE 1-E

12:15–1:15 PMPerson of Interest(Tuesdays
10/9c on CBS): Take a look under the hood of The Machine with a special
video presentation and cast/producer Q&A with series stars Taraji
P. Henson, Sarah Shahi, Amy Ackerman, Kevin Chapman and executive
producer Greg Plageman.

1:30–2:30 PMThe Following(January
2014, Mondays 9/8c on FOX): Joe Carroll’s back with another masterpiece
of murder and mayhem. Join the show’s followers for a special video
presentation and cast/producer Q&A with series stars Kevin Bacon,
James Purefoy, Valorie Curry, Shawn Ashmore and Connie Nielsen, as well
as executive producers Kevin Williamson and Marcos Siega.

Additionally, cast/producers from Person of Interest and The Following will be signing autographs for fans. Tickets may be obtained via the New York Comic Con online ticket distribution system.

PLEASE NOTE: Series stars and creative teams scheduled to attend are subject to change.

WARNER BROS. TELEVISION PILOT SCREENINGS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 • EMPIRE STAGE 1-E • 6:15 p.m.

Almost Human:In
the near future, technology and crime will increase so quickly that law
enforcement will not be able to keep up. To maintain order and keep the
public safe, all police officers are partnered with highly evolved
human-like-androids known as synthetics. From J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot
Production and Fringe executive producer J.H. Wyman, Almost Humanfollows Detective John Kennex (Karl Urban – Star Trek), and his synthetic partner Dorian (Michael Ealy – Underworld Awakening) as they fight a new strain of urban crime. Almost Human premieres Monday, November 4, at 8/7c on FOX.

The 100:
97 years ago, Earth was devastated by a nuclear apocalypse, and mankind
was nearly destroyed. The only survivors were the inhabitants of 12
international space stations that were in orbit at the time. The
stations came together to form the Ark, but with resources dwindling and
population growth soaring, the decision is made to send The 100, a
group of juvenile delinquents, to the surface to test whether Earth is
once again habitable. Starring Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco, Thomas
McDonell, Marie Avgeropoulos, Bob Morley, Christopher Larkin with Isaiah
Washington and Henry Ian Cusick, The 100 airs Midseason on The CW.

The Tomorrow People:From executive producers Greg Berlanti (Arrow), Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries), Phil Klemmer (Chuck) and Danny Cannon (Nikita), The Tomorrow People
is a story of several young people from around the world who represent
the next stage in human evolution, possessing special powers, including
the ability to teleport and communicate with each other telepathically.
Starring Robbie Amell, Luke Mitchell, Peyton List, Aaron Yoo, Madeleine
Mantock and Mark Pellegrino, The Tomorrow People premieres on Wednesday, October 9, at 9/8c on The CW.

Starz will present three of its upcoming series at a panel on Friday, October 11, 2013 during New York Comic Com including the Ronald
D. Moore executive produced, highly anticipated new series “Outlander,” based on
The New York Times bestselling novels penned by Diana Gabaldon;
season two of the David S. Goyer historical adventure “Da Vinci’s
Demons” and the much awaited pirate drama “Black Sails” from the mind of
Jonathan E. Steinberg, executive produced by Michael
Bay.

“Black
Sails” had its first debut at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2013 where
fans were given a sneak peek at the first episode. The
series was extremely well received and is sure to be welcomed by the
masses following its January premiere. After a successful first season,
“Da Vinci’s Demons” returns with all new twists and betrayal. This will
be the first presence for “Outlander,” a series
based on a book whose fans wait with bated breath to see how Jamie and
Claire’s tale will be brought to the small screen.

Steven Smith of MTV Geek and popular iTunes podcast “Going Off Track” will moderate the panel.
Smith previously hosted Fuse’s
IMX, the network’s first live music/talent interview show, which became
Daily Download. Following Download, Smith was awarded his own daily program:
Steven’s Untitled Rock Show, which ran an amazing 700 episodes.

ABOUT“Outlander”

The
“Outlander” series spans the genres of romance, science fiction,
history, and adventure in one grandiose tale. It follows the story of
Claire
Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept
back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an unknown
world where her life is threatened. When she is forced to marry Jamie
Fraser, a chivalrous and romantic young Scottish
warrior, a passionate affair is ignited that tears Claire’s heart
between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable lives.

“Da Vinci’s Demons” Season Two

Florence
is thrown into chaos in the wake of the Pazzi conspiracy, so Leonardo
da Vinci pushes the limits of his mind and body to
defend the city against the forces of Rome. When the dust settles,
friends are buried and rivalries enflamed. While the Medicis go to
unthinkable lengths to deal with new threats, da Vinci continues on his
quest to find the fabled Book of Leaves and uncover
the secret history of his mother. He'll come to realize that he has
lethal competition in his quest -- new enemies who may be even worse
than the forces of Pope Sixtus. His search will take him to faraway
lands and force him to reevaluate everything he knew
about the world and his own history.

“Black Sails”

The pirate adventure “Black Sails” centers on the tales of Captain Flint and his men and takes place twenty years
prior to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic
“Treasure Island.” Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate
captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew
who goes by the name John Silver. Threatened with extinction on all
sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence
Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day – a debauched
paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers,
a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning
brutality.

“Black Sails” will debut with an eight-episode season in January 2014, exclusively on STARZ.

As many are aware, breast cancer is the most common, and second
deadliest form of cancer that affects women. The percentage of women who
become afflicted with this disease are especially high amongst women of
color-the very women I represent. Studies also show that 1 in 8 women
will develop breast cancer sometime in their lifetime.

It is crucial that more people-both women and men- get tested, it also
calls for more studies to be done. This is why it is an important
initiative to offer mammography screenings to the very women in my
community who may not have access to these services.

Please join me and my staff, as we host a local Breast Cancer Walk on October 3, 2013
to commemorate the women who have struggled and fought against breast
cancer. The walk will begin on Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx and end
in front of my office on Westchester Avenue, where a van will be parked
to offer Mammograms in an attempt to bring attention to this issue and
offer a way in which we can together, fight against this disease.

I am confident that these changes can help reduce the prevalence of
cancer within my area. If you have questions concerning this event,
please contact the district office.

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Standing in front of the steps of P.S. 83 on
Rhinelander Avenue in the Bronx, Senator Klein and United Federation of
Teachers President Michael Mulgrew announced a $700,000 grant, secured by the
State Senate in the 2013-14 budget, for the New York City Community Leaning
Schools Initiative. This grant will be used to fund 16 community learning
schools during the 2013-14 school year, including P.S. 83, P.S. 14 and the
International School for Liberal Arts in the Bronx. The grant was advocated and
secured by Senator Klein and his colleagues in the 2013-14 State Budget.

Senator Jeff Klein said, “As elected officials, we have a duty to
ensure our children receive a first-rate education. Community Learning Schools
take this one step further, by providing schools with
the resources they need to help students and their families meet the
tough challenges outside the classroom. These schools will be able to provide
college counseling, tutoring, cultural programming or even health services,
allowing the school community to decide which services best fit their needs.

“Community learning
schools are a great step forward for education in New York, since students and
their families will no longer get held back by the types of real-life issues
that too often stand in the way of success in the classroom.”

“The way to make an impact on students’ lives is to put the
services that can make a difference – things like health and dental care,
social services, support for families – where children and their families can
take advantage of them, in city schools. This is the way to really help
children, and I want to thank Senate Majority Coalition Leader Jeff Klein for
making this happen,” saidUnited Federation of Teachers President
Michael Mulgrew.

The NYC Community Learning Schools Initiative is a non-profit
organization that works to identify public schools where educators, staff and
the parents collaborate to transform schools into community “hubs” by bringing
in outside volunteers, businesses, organizations and health services. Schools
currently working with the Initiative have established school-based health and
dental clinics, youth development programs, tutoring, food banks and other
services. By integrating these services with an academic environment, students
will receive the care and have the resources needed to succeed.

Selected schools were chosen to participate after submitting
proposals to the NYC Community Learning Schools Initiative. Along with P.S. 83,
P.S. 14 and the International School for Liberal Arts, other schools to receive
funding through the grant secured include P.S. 335 in Brooklyn, P.S. 1 in
Manhattan and Queens High School for Information, Research and Technology.

In 2012, the United Federation of Teachers, with support from
the New York City Council, the Partnership for New York City and Trinity
Wall Street launched the NYCCLSI. The NYCCLSI facilitates partnerships between
schools, non-profits, business and government to connect vital services to
public school buildings, improve student achievement and meet the health,
safety and social service needs of students and communities.

P.S. 83 Principal Brandon Muccino said, "P.S. 83 has a long history of community involvement
so it’s only fitting that a community school grant be implemented here. This
neighborhood thrives on the after-school programs that this school provides to
both students and parents, so to see that Senator Klein acknowledges this makes
it special for everybody involved. It is our hope that this grant will
bring sustainable programs that will thrive for years to come."

Left - Senator Klein mentions that he was a product of Bronx public schools as he is joined by UFT President Mulgrew, P.S. 83 Principal Brandon Muccino, P.S. 14
Principal Ira Schulman and students from P.S. 83.

Right - UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanks Senator Klein for his part in the getting of more funds to the schools that were selected to share in this state grant.

While Senator Klein and UFT President Mulgrew hold the check for $700,000.00 the children of PS 83 give it the thumbs up.

Los Angeles CA,
– Fresh off the blockbuster
comic series team up announcement this summer from Dynamite
Entertainment, New York Comic Con will host a joint panel of two of
anime's greatest legends—Voltron®
and Robotech—for the first time on Friday October 11th at 11:00 a.m. in Room
1A14
! This historic event will be the first time representatives of both
properties will be together discussing the much buzzed about
Robotech / Voltron crossover from Dynamite Comics.

To
give fans the latest news, sneak peeks, and insights into the creation
of this historic crossover, World Events Productions (WEP,LLC) and
Harmony Gold
U.S.A. can confirm the following members of the creative team will be
attending the New York Comic Con:

Jeremy Corray
– Voltron Creative Director

Tommy Yune
– Robotech Creative Director

Bob Koplar
– Vice President, World Events Productions

Kevin McKeever
– Vice President of Marketing for Robotech

Joseph Rybandt – Senior Editor, Dynamite Comics

Tommy Yune is co-writing the story with Dynamite Comics who will produce and distribute the comics. The first issue of the
Robotech / Voltron Crossover is expected to be released in December 2013.

“Voltron
fans at New York Comic Con have always shown us tremendous amount of
love and enthusiasm,” commented WEP’s Jeremy Corray. “This opportunity
to form up with our friends at Harmony Gold for the first ever
Robotech / Voltron crossover panel has been a pop-culture event
years in the making that fans of classic ‘80s cartoons, anime, and giant
robots won’t want to miss. Fans planning their panel hits should mark
it down now.”

"Robotech and Voltron
share many common roots as two of the best known series in anime
history,” said Tommy Yune, Creative
Director, Harmony Gold. “We're thrilled to be a part of this exciting
project with our colleagues from World Events Productions."

“The New York Comic-Con is the perfect venue for the inaugural
Robotech / Voltron teamup panel! I think fans are really going to enjoy it!,” said Kevin McKeever, Vice President of Marketing for Robotech.

In addition to the
Robotech / Voltron Crossover panel on Friday, fans can also catch the annual
Robotech Industry Panel that Friday at 12:30 p.m. in Room 1A15 and the
Voltron 30th Anniversary Sneak Peek panel Sunday, October 13th at 2:30 PM Room 1A06 for prizes, previews and more.

Adult Swim will host highly-anticipated panels and talent signings for fan-favorite series
The Venture Bros.,Robot Chicken,The Heart, She Holler,
Eagleheart, Rick and Morty, and China, IL at New York Comic Con at the
Jacob K. Javits Center, Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12. See the full lineup below and please note all times, dates and locations are subject to change. Visit
AdultSwimPresents.com for more details.

PANELS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11

ADULT SWIM: The Venture Bros.

4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Location: Theater 1D

Talent: Jackson Publick (co-creator)and Doc Hammer (co-creator)

Show creators Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, perennial Comic-Con favorites, will discuss their Adult Swim original series and answer fan questions.

Co-creators/executive producers Seth Green and Matthew Senreich are joined by
Clare Grant (Team Unicorn) and Breckin Meyer (Franklin & Bash)
to discuss the Emmy-winning series. Come watch a sneak peek and get
your questions answered about the upcoming new season and the next
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special. Keith Crofford, vice president of production for Adult Swim, will moderate the panel.

Join show executive producers Michael Koman, Andrew Weinberg,
Jason Woliner and series stars Chris Elliott (How I Met Your Mother) and
Maria Thayer (Maron, Cougar Town) for an exclusive preview of season three of the Adult Swim’s live-action comedy,
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising. The panel will be moderated by Julie Klausner, host of her very own
How Was Your Week podcast.

Premiering this December, Rick and Morty is a
show about a sociopathic scientist who drags his unintelligent grandson
on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe. Executive
producers
Dan Harmon (Community) and Justin Roiland (House of Cosbys) will preview the new primetime animated comedy series.

Join show creator Brad Neely and executive producer
Daniel Weidenfeld as they discuss season two of their Adult Swim animated hit
China, IL. They will be joined by cast members Greta Gerwig (Lola Versus)and Brooke Hogan (Brooke Knows Best). The panel will be moderated by Brendan Newnam, co-host of NPR’s
The Dinner Party Download podcast.

Adult Swim (AdultSwim.com), launched in 2001, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s network offering original and acquired animated
and live-action series for young adults. Airing nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET/PT), Adult Swim is basic cable’s #1 network with persons 18-34 and 18-49, and is seen in 99 million U.S. homes.

J
& R Music World is hosting a special in-store event, where lucky
customers can purchase Season Three on DVD or Blu-ray days before it is
available in stores. Purchasing customers will have
the opportunity to meet the cast members.

Meet the cast as they appear at this year’s New York Comic Con, held at the Javitz Center located at 655 West 34th Street in New York City. For more information about New York
Comic Con, please visit their website:
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/